The Ningaloo - Western Australia

The pristine 280 km, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park,
located 1000 kms north of Perth
is one of the rare places on earth where you can walk from the beach onto a coral reef.

The ningaloo is described as a fringing reef - shallow and close to shore.

Supporting 500 fish species, 300 coral species, 600 mollusc species, turtles and seabirds.

Also the best place in the world to swim alongside a Whale Shark, the world's largest fish.

Fantastic coral formations, starfish, dugongs, whale sharks, manta rays, dolphins and giant humpback whales are some of the fascinating marine life that inhabit the waters of Ningaloo Marine Park.

Pictured is two stingrays cruising the coastline of the park.

From Cape Range you can see the beginning of Yardie Creek where a sand bar traps the deep blue waters of the Gorge.